Mantra 6
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
स्वप्तु माता स्वप्तु पिता स्वप्तु श्वा स्वप्तु विश्पतिः । स्वपन्त्वस्यै ज्ञातयः स्वप्त्वयमभितो जनः
IAST Transliteration
sváptu mātā́ sváptu pitā́ sváptu śvā́ sváptu víśpátiḥ | svápantv asyái jñātáyaḥ sváptv ayám abhíto jánaḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Let the mother sleep, let the father sleep; let the dog sleep, let the lord of the house sleep. Let her kinsfolk sleep; let this folk all round about sleep.
Word by Word
स्वप्तुlet (her) sleep
स्वप्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्वप् (स्वपँ) / स्वप्-
माताmother
माता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ-
स्वप्तुlet (her) sleep
स्वप्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्वप् (स्वपँ) / स्वप्-
पिताfather
पिता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ-
स्वप्तुlet (her) sleep
स्वप्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्वप् (स्वपँ) / स्वप्-
श्वाdog
श्वा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootश्वन्-
स्वप्तुlet (her) sleep
स्वप्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्वप् (स्वपँ) / स्वप्-
विश्पतिःlord of the household (house-master)
विश्पतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootविश्-पति- (विश् ‘कुल/गृहस्थ-समुदाय’ + पति) / पति-
स्वपन्तुlet (them) sleep
स्वपन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्वप् (स्वपँ) / स्वप्-
अस्यैfor her / to her
अस्यै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्- (सर्वनाम) / अस्यै-
ज्ञातयःkinsmen, relatives
ज्ञातयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञाति-
स्वप्तुlet (him/it) sleep
स्वप्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्वप् (स्वपँ) / स्वप्-
अयम्this (person)
अयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्- (सर्वनाम) / अयम्-
अभितःaround, on all sides
अभितः:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभितः
जनःpeople, folk
जनः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootजन-
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvan (traditional)
Devata: Nidrā (Sleep)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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